Forgotten Child

Fifty-second Chapter

6 hours earlier . . .

I slipped my note under Kieran's house door tsaka sumakay ulit ng motor ko para pumunta sa meeting place na napag-usapan naming apat.

Tonight is the night.

As usual, I'm in my body suit and my face is half covered. My usual braid is my hairstyle today, as tight as I could make it. It's 2 hours before midnight and the street is still a bit busy. Ang usapan naman naming time ng meet up ay 10:30 kaya may 17 minutes pa ako papunta dun.

Pinaharurot ko ang motor when all of a sudden, another motorcycle went beside me. Nilingon ko ito ng madalian at ganun din siya sa'kin. Tumango pa ito as an acknowledgement.

Spade.

He squeezed the clutch at mas humarurot ito kaysa sa'kin. In the end, nagkaroon kami ng mini-race papuntang meeting place, at ngiting-ngiti ang loko dahil nauna siyang nakarating.

"You're getting the hang of it, Beanie Girl."

I rolled my eyes. "Glad I could make you proud."

"Always, Sweetheart."

After kong sikuhin siya ay naglakad na kami papunta sa may piyer. Ramdam ko ang kaba ng tatlong lalaki ng makita nila kami ni Spade.

"Is there any question about the plan?" tanong ni Spade sa kanila.

Ned raised his hand. "Mabubuhay pa ba tayo after this?"

Napakamot ng batok si Sed. "Wag naman ganyan kambal, mas lalo mong pinapakaba ang puso ko eh!"

"Sorry naman kambal. This is quite different than previous missions we had, you know."

Si Rin na kanina pa tahimik ay sumang-ayon na din. "Tama si Ned. Dati pag may gantong klaseng buwis-buhay na mission tayong ginagawa, President Angel was the one leading us to the doom."

Rinig ko ang pag ngisi ni Spade. "Yet, we followed her no matter how crazy and dangerous it might be."

Napayuko si Sed as he recalled whatever memories they had. "Fvck. Namiss ko tuloy si Pres."

"Ako din."

"Same here."

Sabay-sabay silang bumuntong-hininga.

What would Angel do in this kind of situation?

"Look guys," tawag ko sa atensyon nila at tumingin naman sila. I let out a sigh. "Hindi ko alam kung anong klaseng pep talk ang binibigay ni President Angel noon sa inyo, and I don't think I'll be giving out one. But I only have one thing to say."

Napagdesisyunan namin ni Spade kahapon na magpapakita na ako ng mukha sa tatlo dahil nararapat lang silang pagkatiwalaan tulad ng pagtitiwala ni Angel sa kanila. Kaya naman ibinaba ko na ang mask ko at pinakita sa kanila ang buong mukha ko.

The three guys reaction was a complete shock. Yung nganga?

Especially Rin. "VIRGIN MARY?!"

I quickly raised my eyebrows. "Told yah a drink does not define a woman."

"Siya ang tinutukoy mong kakaibang babae sa club?" Gulat na tanong ni Ned kay Rin sabay lingon ulit sa'kin.

"Oh. My. Fvking fvck," tanging nasabi ni Rin.

"Wow," manghang bulong ni Sed. "You're way cuter than Bianca, Viper."

Nag-iba ang timpla ng mukha ni Spade. "Yeah, yeah. Stop gawking at her, fvckers. Tss!"